Bracelet chain



June 16, 1931; vM. ANDERSON l,810, 0

BRACELET CHAIN Filedprilv 20, 19:51

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Patented `lune n.16, 1931 Y UMa-isi PATENT FIC ,lY

- kMannion ANDERSON, or EneEwoon," nnon'E isLANn, Assieivon To LEVY, ANDERSON 1 co.`,-1i\1o.,oii 4Eneviennois, niionEjisLAnngA consoli-Arion 0E .RHODE ISLAND Application niearaprn eo,

, This'invention vrelates to a bracelet chainf; andhas forits object to provide a chain of such construction thatl its hinge connection between the links `will not be noticeable in the' the other. o

A lSini furtiirpbjea' of 'the iriveritionjis y to provide a `connection between they links with thetopwall lof the links being in a single plane notwithstanding the overlapping portion for connecting purposes. n

lliththese and other objects kand,advantageous': features in view, the invention consistsfof novel arrangements of parts more fully disclosed inthe detailedcdescription following, -in conjunction with ,thezacconn .A .the chain;

'panying drawings, and moreparticularly set'forthy in the appended ',cblainis, Injthe drawings: y v y Fig. 1 is.:atop fplanfview of a portion of Fig, 2 isa Asideielevation..thereof; Fig. 3 isa'perspective view ofl one of links; y l f Fig.l 4l is a topvieW. ofl the ylink as `blanked Fig. 5 'is 'a seaio'n'ea'the une 5;*5 effing, ure; i n.. i n, Fig.` 6 isV asectiongOn'the-,line 6-,6 of Fig- Fig. 7 is a central section of two ofthe` "l'links hinged together and partially folded toward final position; f

Fig. '8 is a section on thev line 8-8 of Figure 7 n Figi. 9 is a bottoinview of a portion of the bracelet in finished folded position.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of afinodified form of link showing an open center.

It is found desirable in the construction of chains which are worn for personal adorn- Jnent such as bracelets, lto provide a construction which will enhance the appearance of the bracelet, andin order to forni a bracelet einbodying these desirable features, I havek .caused the links to be connected together in a closely abutting relation with, the overlap BRACELET CHAIN 193i.;v seriai ne, 531,349.

ping portion yof one link lying in a depressed or deflected portionof the other linkk so as to maintainjthe top surface lof the links in ay single plane;` and the' following is a detailed description of the present embodiment of thisinvention illustrating the preferred means weave) by which these advantageous results may be accomplished,`

` 4Withreferenceyto the drawings, 10 desig-` nates one of the link blanks which is formed by folding into they shape illustrated in'Fig-- ure 3, having a topwall withl longitudinal grooves 11 and ,12 forming a centrall section.

13 with bordering sections lian'd 15. 'This lcentral section 13 is providedwithan openthe end o-f the'l link is deflected or depressed from `the topwall, the thickness of the tongue 18 which `extends vfroin the opposite end of l this; sectionyso that when ythis tongue lies'in this `depression its top'surface 19 willbev flush orinthe, samejplane with the top surface 20 of the adj acentlink as clearly illustratedyiin Figure?.` y y c .7.

To join the' links togetherthe tonguek 187is passedthroughtheopening 16 and folded beneatli ythe portion 17 as shown in Figure 7, to

hingedly connect the parts together, `and the,

sidewalls 21 Ofeach of the links, are rolled inwardly so "that their biottomysurfaces lie substantially inthe pl'aneof` the bottom sur# v face of the tongue 3.18, lto evenly'supp'ort the bracelet chain vuponthe wrist, and at the saine time provide. a smoothv andl increasedA surfacef e5 y'whichwillnot abrade the wrist orcatch'and tear any of the fabric of a w'oinans garment With which itinay. come in contactl 'j Each of the linkswis further provided ,with` o c c ,g

spaced apart to cause eachy of the'side sections and, the 4central l'section to have a block-like v laterally'extending grooves 23 which Vare appearance'and as the kjoint between Athe links,-as illustrated at 24,in Fig. 1, also forms in" effecty onerof these depressions, Ythe* brace-y let has theV appearance of continuity. throughout andr the jointsjfll are indistinguishable from i they lorna'ufnental depressions 23, which isa desirable result obtaining unity of appearance;v i f f s ibo CTI

In this structure, each of the side walls is beveled as at 25, in order to allow flexibility c ly towards the construction illustrated, but

I desire itto be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes toV which the device is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

I claim:

In a bracelet chain, a plurality of interconnected links, each link being a generally thin unit of generally rectangular form, em? kbodying a thinsheet metal top wall with an opening therethrough, the stock of the top wall between said opening and 'one end of the link being deflected downwardly substantially'theV thickness of the stock of the top wall, and the stock at the other end of the link extending beyond the end thereof and folded closely about the deflected portion of the next link to have its top surface lie flush with the top surface thereof, and the sides of each link being folded thereunder on an arc of short radius and continued to lie close to the under surface of said top wall and flush with the outer. under surface of said end extension, whereby a compact and relatively thin stiffened unit link is formed and connected in a lhan Vwith a flush top surface and a smooth 2. In a bracelet chain, a plurality of interconnected links, each link being a generally thin unit of generally rectangular form, em-

bodying a thin sheet metal top wall with an open center forming longitudinal sides and transverse. bars, one of said bars being deflected .downwardly substantially the thick-V ness ofthe stock of the top wall, and the stock at the other end of the link extending beyond the end bar thereof and folded closely about the deflected bar of the next link to have its top surface lie flush 'with the top surface of said sides, and the sides of each link beingy folded thereunder on an arc of short radius and continued to lie close to the under surface of said top wall to stiften the same and with the outer under surface of said sides flush with the outer under surface of said end ex-y tension', whereby a compact and relatively thin stiffened unit link is formed and cOnnected lin a chain with a flush top surfaceand a smooth back. i Y' 3.. In a bracelet chain, plllrality pf interconnected links, each link being a generally thin unit of generally rectangular form, embodying a thin sheet metal top wall with an open center forming longitudinal sides and transverse bars, one of said bars being deflected downwardly substantially the thickness of the stock of the top wall, and the stock at the other end of the link extending beyond the end bar thereof and folded closely about the deflected bar of the next link to have its top surface lie flush with the top surface, of said sides, the marginal edges about said opening being flanged downwardly from the top wall and the sides of each link being folded under the top wall to lie close to the under surface of said top wall and substantially meet the flanges about said opening and` with the outer under surface of said sides flush with the outer under surface of f said end extension, whereby a compact and relatively thin unit chain is formed with a fiush top surface and a smooth back.

t. In a. bracelet chain, a plurality of interconnected links, each link being a' generally thin unit of generally rectangular form, embodying a thin sheet metal top wall with an open center forming longitudinal sides and transverse bars, one of said bars being de flected downwardly substantially the thickness of the stock of the top wall, and the stock at the other end of the link extending beyond the end bar thereof and folded closely about the deflected bar. of the next link to have its top surface lie flush with the top surfacel of said sides and the sides of each link being foldedthereunder on an arc of short radius and continued 'to' lie close to the under sure face of said top wall with the under surface of said sides lflush with the outer under surface of said end extension, whereby a compact and relatively thin unit chain is formed with a flush top'surface anda lsmooth back, the marginal-edges about said opening and at the ends of said sides being llangeddownwardly from the top wall to presenta finished appearance. A

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

' MAURICE ANDERSON.

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